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Granite Falls Middle School

Q: Is Granite Falls Middle School a good school?

Granite Falls Middle School ranks 394 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Granite Falls Middle School is a public school serving 448 students in grades 6-8 in the Granite Falls School District, which is ranked in the bottom 20% of districts statewide.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science all below state averages; 8th-grade math proficiency is particularly low at 15%, less than half the state average. While the school spends about $16,700 per student, this is less than many nearby schools like Lake Stevens Middle School or Totem Middle School. Performance varies notably by grade, with 7th graders performing close to the state average in English, while 6th and 8th graders fall behind.

Interesting comparisons show that the school is surrounded by higher-performing schools in other districts, such as North Lake Middle School (80th percentile) and Lake Stevens Middle School (81st percentile), which belong to top-ranked districts. Even Cedarcrest School in the Marysville School District, with a similar student population, achieves better results. This suggests that district-level factors and how resources are used, not just funding or location, play a key role in student outcomes.

448

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,709

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 North Alder Ave
Granite Falls, WA 98252-9808

(360) 691-7710

District: Granite Falls School District

Students who attend Granite Falls Middle School usually attend:

High:

Granite Falls High School

Feeder schools for Granite Falls Middle School:

Elementary:	Monte Cristo Elementary
	Mountain Way Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2019 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 20 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Washington avg48%

394^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

197^th of 247Granite Falls School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	394 of 534	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	424 of 535	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	485 of 539	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	491 of 541	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	465 of 529	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	484 of 512	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	338 of 437	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.3	274 of 443	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.2	312 of 445	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	318 of 498	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.5	318 of 497	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	276 of 492	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	324 of 483	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.7	314 of 476	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.3	299 of 466	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.2	259 of 463	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	243 of 449	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.2	296 of 425	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.5	206 of 421	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	332 of 471	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	395 of 464	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	441 of 464	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	444 of 479	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	402 of 469	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	417 of 452	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	306 of 376	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	160 of 347	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	202 of 344	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	254 of 360	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	197 of 353	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.7	340 of 344	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	251 of 259	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	62.8	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	315 of 457	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	363 of 455	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	428 of 463	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	444 of 475	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	407 of 458	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	410 of 448	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	267 of 349	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	372 of 472	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	332 of 466	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	408 of 470	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	427 of 480	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	410 of 476	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	430 of 453	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	265 of 371	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	183 of 246	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	211 of 243	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	207 of 244	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	210 of 257	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	226 of 250	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	144 of 186	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	86 of 179	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	442 of 488	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	447 of 486	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	480 of 488	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	480 of 488	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	472 of 480	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	459 of 470	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	296 of 325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2021)78th percentile+66 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-14 vs state

Science38%-11 vs state

Math23%-20 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, June 13, 2011

I am a teacher in another school district, but I must say Granite Falls Middle School deserves much more that a two star rating. Granted, State scores are low, however steff is working hard and I see better scores on the way. Other than scores, overall, it is a wonderful middle school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Granite Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	405 North Alder Ave	Granite Falls	98252	Snohomish County	Granite Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 691-7710	448	23	19.2	48.2%	326 (72.8%)	4 (0.9%)	66 (14.7%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (7.8%)	27.6	394^th of 534 public middle schools	26.2%		23.1	424^th of 535 public middle schools	20.7%	30	38.0	38.0	37.0	50.0	34.0	39.6	20.0	36.7	15.4	23.1	$16,709	$246	$16,462
North Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2202 123rd Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1530	856	41	20.6	32.2%	522 (61.0%)	41 (4.8%)	122 (14.3%)	73 (8.5%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	89 (10.4%)	76.4	105^th of 534 public middle schools	80.3%		75	114^th of 535 public middle schools	78.7%	9			55.7	66.3		60.8	54.9	54.7		54.8	$17,023	$326	$16,697
Cedarcrest School	Public	7-8	6400 88th St NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0700	704	31	22.4	49.9%	334 (47.4%)	34 (4.8%)	179 (25.4%)	59 (8.4%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	81 (11.5%)	48.5	257^th of 534 public middle schools	51.9%		40.8	305^th of 535 public middle schools	43.0%	48	43.4	43.4	47.2	49.1	52.1	49.5	40.6	39.7	35.2	38.5	$17,959	$601	$17,357
Centennial Middle School	Public	7-8	3000 South Machias Road	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4525	734	34	21.4	28.2%	521 (71.0%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (16.5%)	30 (4.1%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	45 (6.1%)	45.6	273^rd of 534 public middle schools	48.9%		45.1	276^th of 535 public middle schools	48.4%	3	40.7	40.7		52.5	40.2	46.2		46.2	33.9	39.9	$18,168	$77	$18,091
Lake Stevens Middle School	Public	6-7	1031 91st Ave SE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1544	709	40	17.6	32.7%	404 (57.0%)	31 (4.4%)	117 (16.5%)	80 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	72 (10.2%)	78.4	99^th of 534 public middle schools	81.5%		60.8	190^th of 535 public middle schools	64.5%	91			65.2	67.9		66.6	56.9	46.9		51.7	$18,699	$173	$18,526
Totem Middle School	Public	7-8	1605 7th St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 965-0500	522	30	17.4	68.2%	179 (34.3%)	8 (1.5%)	169 (32.4%)	26 (5.0%)	81 (15.5%)	6 (1.1%)	52 (10.0%)	8.5	506^th of 534 public middle schools	5.2%		7.6	519^th of 535 public middle schools	3.0%	13	26.2	26.2	14.0	24.9	29.0	22.6	10.9	13.1	16.1	13.3	$20,348	$994	$19,354
Post Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 E. 5th St	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6450	645	29	22.1	45.7%	467 (72.4%)	7 (1.1%)	102 (15.8%)	11 (1.7%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.1%)	34.4	347^th of 534 public middle schools	35.0%		42.4	296^th of 535 public middle schools	44.7%	51	33.5	33.5	46.8	51.4	39.2	45.9	34.5	34.3	18.9	29.3	$16,457	$396	$16,061
Haller Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E. First	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6400	576	25	23.2	37.0%	369 (64.1%)	11 (1.9%)	123 (21.4%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.9%)	42.5	287^th of 534 public middle schools	46.3%		36.5	323^rd of 535 public middle schools	39.6%	36	43.7	43.7	39.9	55.6	60.3	51.6	27.5	29.9	29.6	28.9	$16,257	$273	$15,984
10th Street School	Public	6-8	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0400	217	10	20.7	34.6%	107 (49.3%)	7 (3.2%)	46 (21.2%)	12 (5.5%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.1%)	28.5	386^th of 534 public middle schools	27.7%		36.2	325^th of 535 public middle schools	39.3%	61	30.2	30.2	41.4	50.0	38.5	42.9	23.5	30.2	25.0	25.6	$15,552	$202	$15,349
Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	16800 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98259	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4510	668	32	20.8	50.1%	380 (56.9%)	11 (1.6%)	168 (25.1%)	21 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.9%)	28.1	389^th of 534 public middle schools	27.2%		24	413^th of 535 public middle schools	22.8%	24	42.9	42.9	25.5	40.8	45.5	36.6	21.6	30.9	27.0	26.3	$17,433	$236	$17,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Granite Falls Middle School

How many students attend Granite Falls Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Granite Falls Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Granite Falls Middle School attend?

Students who attend Granite Falls Middle School usually go on to attend Granite Falls High School

Is Granite Falls Middle School a good school?

Granite Falls Middle School ranks 394^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Granite Falls Middle School?

Students at Granite Falls Middle School are 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Granite Falls Middle School in?

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